Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-10-29

M. @. Association is to be held In
GAINESVILLE.
Our nelghbor of the Tobacco Leaf
writes this week a very interesting
account of his trip to Atlanta TO see
the President.
AT Oakland church, a very inter
esting protaeted meeting is being
conducted by the able. and jealous
pastor, Elder Moore.
A correspondent Of the Tobacco
Leaf very sensibly suggests that the
most efiectnal way of closing the sa-
looms is for everybody to quit drink
ing.
Sheriff Perry, of Logan county,
arrested at Dawson, Saturday night,
n man charged with stealing a horse
and buggy from person living in
Logan county.
The McMinnville New Era states
Col. Il. w. Mumford, formerly a cit
izen Of GAINESVILLE, is confined to his
room by illness, but expresses the
hope that he will soon be out again.
Mr.. Jordan Giles has written let
ter over his own signature stating,
"for tact" that the O. V. positively
has not yet been "gobbledn by the
l.. 4 n. And all is quiet once more
on the Potomac.
Amidst the various .mmendable
enterprises in which GAINESVILLE takes
the lead, is II nota lit lie strange that
city with such varied commercial
interests never organized a CONNER
clal exchange.
SO much tobacco has been pur-
chased on speculation, and carried by
the banks, that money is becoming
scarce, but this stingency will be re-
moved as soon as the tobacco goes
forward to market.
Mr.. r. II. Walker, of the New
Providence warehouse was thrown
from his buggy by a runaway horse
on the 23rd inst, and had his arm
broken. 1t is painful wound, and
caused great suffering.
The wealth and refinement indi-
Gated by our handsome churches, fine
schools, and elegant public and pri-
vate buildings is discounted in the
eyes of strangers by the fact that we
have ITO public library worthy the
nlme.
Weston Barker, colored stole ho1s
from Norris Frazer colored at Hop
kinsvi'le, and was sent to the Christ
i'm county Bastile by Esq, Il. G.
Linsley on Wednesday morning.
He was unable to dance to the music
of a $500 bond.
Some unknown parties attempted
to burglarise the houses of Mr.. G. p.
Nolin and Mr.. William Tatom al
Cerulean Springs on Sunday morn
al o'clock, but were frightend
away.
To the credit of the county be il
spoken, nobody has registered al
"ROllow's Hotel" nnder the hill,
during the present week. And tC
the credit of our town, the same may
be substantially said of the "City
Restaurant" at the Market House.
If the dude whom one meets on
the streets, and who is too ill-bred on
accountof his pride in his fine clothes,
o. in little money, to respond to the
polite salution of a gentleman, were
a bird, and should be turned
looje, the boys would catch him in
their traps in ten minutes.
An aged and decrepit widow lady
named Mrs. Nancy Smith was acct
dentally knocked down while at.
tempting to cross the street in Hop
kinsville on Wednesday morning by
the tongue of wagon driven by {
man named Clark, and had her hil
broken. The occurrence was entire
ly accidental. Her condition is seri
Gus.
Mr.. A. G. Stafford, member of thu
city police corps had the misfortune
to lose his little daughter, Wilhel
nina, about five years Of age OIL
; Tuesday evening, and she was burie;
at Greenwood cemetery on the 26tl
inst the Rev. A. ID. Sears officiating
, We tender to the bereaved parent
o r warmest sympathy in this sa'
bereavement.
Mr.. Elliott Todd arrived in Clarks
vile from st Louis on his bicycl
, Saturday having made the tri